cultural perspectives on an American musical Wells, Elizabeth Anne creator text bibliography mdu Lanham, Md Scarecrow Press 2011 monographic eng

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312 p. : ill. Wells presents a scholarly study of the American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, and musical perspectives. --from publisher description "There's a place for us" : reflections on an American musical -- From Gangway! to Broadway : genesis of the musical -- "Music about music" : Bernstein and West Side story -- "Mambo!" : West Side story and the Hispanic -- "I and Velma ain't dumb" : the women of West Side story -- "A boy like that" : the gangs of West Side story -- From the West Side to the East Side : reception and revision -- "Finale" -- Appendix A: Lyrics to select songs -- Appendix B: Chronology -- Appendix C: Cast and crew of various productions, including award nominations and wins -- Appendix D: Discography fo complete show recordings. HKBU library Elizabeth A. Wells. YT2025 M09 Bernstein, Leonard 1918-1990 Musicals United States History and criticism Popular culture New York (State) New York ML410 W447 W 2011 9780810876668 0810876663 SDU 100518